Here are the top stories compiled from major international English-language news outlets.
Announcements
- “End of coal is in sight”: COP’s Sharma hails deals (Reuters)
- Over 40 countries pledge at UN Climate Summit to end use of coal power (NYtimes)
“The new pact includes 23 countries that for the first time have promised to stop building and issuing permits for new coal plants at home and to eventually shift away from using the fuel. Among them are five of the world’s top 20 power-generating countries: Poland, Indonesia, South Korea, Vietnam and Ukraine.”
- COP produces pact to end fossil-fuel funding; China stays out (Bloomberg)
- Canada announces commitment to end new direct public support for international unabated fossil fuel sector by end of 2022 (Mirage News)
- HSBC, NatWest and Lloyds among lenders ending new coal financing (Bloomberg)
- New initiative [Coal Asset Transition Accelerator] unveiled to expedite the transition of coal plants globally at UN Climate Change Conference (Benzinga)
- Climate fund to back India, Indonesia, Philippines coal phaseout (Nikkei Asia)
Climate fund to back India, Indonesia, Philippines coal phaseout - Nikkei Asia
$2.5bn program unveiled by multilateral Climate Investment Funds at COP26
What’s at stake
- Climate summit turns its focus to a contentious question: Who pays? (The Indian Express)
- China, India and other developing nations seek USD 1.3 trillion a year in climate finance (WSJ)
- Carbon market talks stumble at COP26 on how to use the cash (Bloomberg)
- COP26’s key task: stamping out climate cheating (Politico)
- UN’s Patricia Espinosa warns of ‘catastrophic’ consequences of inaction (CNBC)
- COP26 summit puts spotlight on climate misinformation online (Washington Post)
Analysis | COP26 summit puts spotlight on climate misinformation online
Advocacy groups are raising concerns about how social networks police climate denial.
Other Stories
Half world’s fossil fuel assets could become worthless by 2036 in net zero transition
$11tn fossil fuel asset crash could cause 2008-style financial crisis, warns new study
Countdown on coal: The world needs to ditch its dirtiest fossil fuel to save humanity
On a quiet Sunday morning, an ear-splitting roar reverberated across the English village of Eggborough as four giant concrete cooling towers imploded and crashed to the ground, transformed to clouds of debris in a matter of seconds.
Money for poor countries must rise tenfold, says UN
Developing countries need up to ten times more money than wealthy nations are providing at present to help them survive the impacts of climate change, a UN repo
Pacific islanders struggle at COP26 as pandemic keeps leaders away
Officials left at home were trying to track complex negotiations in Glasgow in the middle of the night, often with unreliable internet connections.
Optimism from climate talks: Warming projections down a bit
Scientists say recent pledges by nations at the Glasgow climate talks will pay off but only just a bit
Greta Thunberg Says Climate Talks Are Becoming a ‘Greenwash Campaign’
Ms. Thunberg and other activists also spoke about the critical role that young women have played in pressuring world leaders to take action on climate change.
A COP26 activist on why he's selling handcuff keys
Since the COP26 climate change summit started, hundreds of protesters have taken to the city's streets.
Indonesia says Cop26 zero-deforestation pledge it signed ‘unfair’
Environment minister of country home to world’s third-biggest rainforest says deforestation pledge must not halt development
‘Reckless’ governments accused of ignoring meat and dairy link to climate crisis
Exclusive: ‘We’re breaking the taboo and saying what has to be said – that livestock production is a major driver’ says author
